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Boyhood Impressions of the Lexington Missouri, Area, 1858-1863
“Born in 1845, this young observer moved to Lafayette County from Virginia in 1858 and recalled life in west-central Missouri until his family moved to Illinois in 1863.”
Boyhood Days in Alabama
“1861-1865. Wilcox County, Alabama. A lad, only seven years old in 1861, recalls the realities of the war.”
A Virginia Boy in the Sixties
“1861-1865. Mechanicsville, Virginia. A wartime youngster describes the toilsome years on the eastern edge of Richmond.”
A Boy's Impressions of the Battle of Franklin
"November 1864. Franklin, Tennessee. The battle in Middle Tennessee as seen by a youngster.”
A Boy of the Old Dominion During the War Between the States
“1861-1865. Alexandria, Virginia. The memories of a youngster living in the busy city on the south bank of the Potomac—across from Washington, D.C.”